YUNA

YUNA is a Original Fanloid character. Created originally as a joke bank named Chikako in 2016, she was brought back in December, 2022, following the up rise of Kikiyo Sai.

Most original media of YUNA has been lost in time, yet more continues to roll out of her modern counterpart, YUNA (NewDay). It is possible her old bank will be remade

Backstory
(NOTE: This section is purely FICTION. Please refer to History to read the actual story behind YUNA's creation.)

YUNA was one of many banks released alongside V4. She was made in collaboration with a mysterious individual called LOS.

Shortly after her release, YUNA was taken down January 2nd of 2015. Many users complained about her faulty bank and how static and glitchy it was. Others also complained that after downloading they noticed odd messages left in their notepad and personal files being tampered with. In order to avoid further backlash, CryptonFutureMedia quickly erased all official traces of YUNA and refunded those who bought it. Along with YUNA, LOS disappeared as well, leaving a final message before deactivating on social media a few days after YUNA's removal.

That was until a user by the name Kamu2004 began to upload never before seen media of YUNA. This included art, audio and screenshots from music videos and bank demos. This left a small portion of the community confused. The only person who'd have access to this media was LOS, the creator themselves. But LOS was gone, so who was behind this?

With no logical explanation, some came to the conclusion that YUNA herself was uploading these. They believed the voicebank's odd behavior was because it was sentient, not because there was an error in it's creation. Others quickly fired back to say that it was just another internet troll, but any theory created came with it's holes.

One user tried to trace back to where this information was being sent from. Before they could get a lead, Kamu2004 disappeared. Yet even after their disappearance, more unreleased media continues to surface on burner accounts.

Appearance (Origin)
YUNA originally appeared to be a young teenage girl. Her eyes were multicolored (blue and purple). She had long, silver hair which was styled partially up in double buns with gold hairpins.

She usually was seen in winter attire. She wore a fur lined dress similar to a walker coat which was shorter in the front. Underneath she wore bloomers and white tights. Like her dress, her boots and gloves were also fur lined.

Concept Appearance (Newday)
YUNA's now appears to be older in said concept art. Her once long hair has been chopped off and restyled, though she keeps her color palette. The shape of her hairpin has changed to two eighth notes.

She is seen in her concept design wearing a sailor uniform with a petticoat underneath it. Though not seen in her concept art, it is rumored her skirt is meant to have a "cloudy sky" pattern to it. She wears white flats and has matching wrist and ankle bracelets. The concept design for "Newday" seems to revolve around summertime (unlike her Origin counterpart).

Voice
The only confirmed voice for YUNA was provided by LOS in 2015.

Relations
Kikiyo Sai

YUNA is a secret admirer of Kikiyo Sai. To watch her rise to fame as a forgotten voicebank inspired YUNA herself, as she now looks up to Kikiyo as a role model. YUNA wishes to be friends with her but is too shy to approach her.

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Both ended up becoming friends with similar goals to not be forgotten. There was a rumored song they were featured in called "Golden Girl", yet there has been no media found proving it's existence.

Hatsune Miku

YUNA seems to have a grudge against released Vocaloids, especially Hatsune Miku. It is believed her dislike towards her is rooted in jealousy of her success.

Having YUNA and Hatsune Miku in the same file will sometimes lead to Miku's voice glitching or not working at all.

History
In early 2016, YUNA would be released on a website as a jokeloid named Chikako. She had two banks: Her demo bank and her bank on release. Her demo bank was voiced by an 11 year old using the UTAU program (as it was the legal choice). Her release bank did not contain vocal samples but computer sounds instead. The creator addressed this as a simple "error" and told users to not mind it. After a few months both banks were taken down along with the website.

In late 2022, the creator of YUNA decided to "redesign" her by throwing her old design into AI and made an account talking about her on Tiktok (following the rise in Kikiyo Sai) The creator often teases artwork and screenshots from music videos. The first few people to follow the account usually get special access to behind the scenes work of upcoming original songs/covers.

Due to illness the creator disappeared for the beginning of 2023, yet would come back to announce the Newday concept for YUNA (as well as samples of her new voicebank for mutuals.) Unlike her original "art" it was hand drawn by the voice provider themselves.

After a leave to focus on their personal life, the creator came back a few months later with a showcase of YUNA's voicebank sample and a recreation of the original (Chikako) from 2016.

Trivia

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Found Audio
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtfllua3gmI found cover of Patchwork Staccato, uploaded August 2023 by youtube channel yuyunakaaaaa__03